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  • 191 Fitzherbert Street
     Hokitika, New Zealand 7900
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Fitzherbert Court Motel

  • November 22, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by UK Flower Girl from Market Weighton, England
Fitzherbert Court Motel

Only an hour and a half’s drive to the Franz Josef and Fox glaciers, we felt Hokitika to be an appropriate stopping point on our journey. After a ferry journey and a long day’s driving we really just wanted to eat and get some sleep.

The motel is situated at Tudor Street and Fitzherbert Street, also known as Highway 6 as you enter Hokitika from the NE. The motel is U-shaped and all on one level. Car parking is right in front of the rooms themselves, so do everyone a favour and turn out your headlights as you pull in.

At check-in we asked for a dinner recommendation and got two: Stumpers and Café de Paris. We went to Café de Paris for breakfast and went to Stumpers for dinner as a bar and grill seemed more appropriate for an evening meal. After dinner we stopped at the Glow Worm Dell just up the street from the hotel. It started raining while we were at Stumpers, so we donned our hats and jackets and set off to see the worms up a short path well signed from the road.

It continued to rain throughout the night with howling winds and rain—it sounded like a hurricane. I looked out the window during the night and it didn’t look as bad as it sounded. It must have been bad, though, because when we checked out the women at the front desk commented—and they live there.

We didn’t spend much time in our room, but it was pleasant enough. The hotel had quite a few people staying that night and only had a spa unit remaining when we made a reservation one day prior. We didn’t get a chance to use the spa in the bathroom, although it looked inviting. The queen bed was fairly comfortable and the room itself was spacious. It had a kitchen unit with microwave, kettle and small refrigerator as well as a small table and two chairs. There was a sink and stovetop for your use, as well. Hot drinks were provided to help wake you up in the morning. The bedroom area had two chairs with a small table between them next to the bed.

I was up at 6am the first time which was reasonable considering we fell asleep so early. I managed to fall asleep again for another hour. We just couldn’t get going that morning. I took a long hot shower and we finally checked out just after 9am when we headed over to the Café de Paris for breakfast and a stroll around Hokitika before making our way to Franz Joseph glacier.

Overall it was a pleasant place to stay. It really was nicer than we needed considering it was just a quick stop for one night and we didn’t even get to take advantage of the spa. The motel is in a great location, easy to find and less than five minutes by car to the centre of town.

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